2006-08 - University of QueenslandName: Peter Emberson
Rotary Center: University of Queensland
Class: 2006-08
Sponsor Rotary Club: Rotary Club of Suva North, Fiji
Sponsor District: 9920
Citizenship: Fiji
Languages: English and Fijian
Applied Field Experience: Spirit in Educational Movement (SEM), Bangkok, Thailand.
City: Suva
Country: Fiji
Current Position: Assistant director charged with the Human Rights and Decolonisation/Right to Self Determination campaign for Pacific Concerns Resource Centre in Suva, Fiji.
Name: Andrea Fanta
Rotary Center: University of Queensland
Class: 2006-08
Sponsor Rotary Club: Rotary Club of Dickson, USA
Sponsor District: 6760
Citizenship: Canada
Languages: Spanish, French, and English
Applied Field Experience: UNESCO, Peru.
City: Nashville
Country: USA
Current Position: Project Specialist for the Tennessee Department of Economic and Community Development, working on the International Business Development Desk.
Name: Cassio Furtado
Rotary Center: University of Queensland
Class: 2006-08
Sponsor Rotary Club: Rotary Club Pelotas Norte, Brazil
Sponsor District: 4680
Citizenship: Brazil
Languages: English, French, Portuguese, and Spanish
Applied Field Experience: The Club of Madrid, Madrid, Spain.
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Country: Brazil
Current Position: Teaches a course on geopolitics to teenagers at Michigan and Média 10, two top-notch prep-schools in Brazil. He also serves as an international commentator for two radio stations Brazil, where he has four weekly commentaries on international issues.
Name: Margarita Gonzalez
Rotary Center: University of Queensland
Class: 2006-08
Sponsor Rotary Club: Rotary Club of Dawson County, USA
Sponsor District: 6910
Citizenship: USA
Languages: English, Spanish, Arabic, basic French
Applied Field Experience: International Institute of Human Rights in Strasbourg, France.
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Name: Vikas Gora
Rotary Center: University of Queensland
Class: 2006-08
Sponsor Rotary Club: Rotary Club of Vijayawada, India
Sponsor District: 3020
Citizenship: India
Languages: English, Telugu, and Hindi
Applied Field Experience: United Nations Centre for Regional Development, Hyogo, Japan.
City: New Delhi
Country: India
Current Position: Focal point for SPHERE India Unified Response Strategy, where he coordinates disaster relief aid from humanitarian INGOs (OXFAM, Care, Plan International, UNICEF, Caritas, Catholic Relief Services, UNDP, to name a few ) and maintains international standards of relief.
Name: Sheunesu Hove
Rotary Center: University of Queensland
Class: 2006-08
Sponsor Rotary Club: Rotary Club of Harare West, Zimbabwe
Sponsor District: 9210
Citizenship: Zimbabwe
Languages: English, Shona, and Basic Portuguese
Applied Field Experience: JustaPaz, Mozambique.
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Country: Zimbabwe
Current Position: Projects and training officer in charge of the National Reconciliation, Social Cohesion, and Transitional Justice program for the Centre for Peace Initiatives in Africa. He also coordinates all the training programs for the centre.
Name: Christopher Moore
Rotary Center: University of Queensland
Class: 2006-08
Sponsor Rotary Club: Rotary Club of Carlsbad, USA
Sponsor District: 5340
Citizenship: USA
Languages: English, Spanish, intermediate Mandarin Chinese, basic Japanese, basic Amharic
Applied Field Experience: Population Caring Organization (PCO), Ghana.
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Name: Cecilia Nedziwe
Rotary Center: University of Queensland
Class: 2006-08
Sponsor Rotary Club: Rotary Club of Pretoria-Silverton, South Africa
Sponsor District: 9210
Citizenship: Zambia
Languages: English, Russian, Tonga, Shona and Bemba
Applied Field Experience: Intern at the International Peace Research Institute (PRIO) in Oslo, Norway.
City: Harare
Country: Zimbabwe
Current Position: Director of operations for Center for Peace Initiatives in Africa.
Name: Ville-Veikko Pitkänen
Rotary Center: University of Queensland
Class: 2006-08
Sponsor Rotary Club: Rotary Club of Leppävirta, Finland
Sponsor District: 1430
Citizenship: Finland
Languages: English, Finnish, Swedish, basic Spanish
Applied Field Experience: Children of Cambodia, Cambodia
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Name: Kristin Post
Rotary Center: University of Queensland
Class: 2006-08
Sponsor Rotary Club: Rotary Club of Chapel Hill, USA
Sponsor District: 7710
Citizenship: USA
Languages: Spanish and English
Applied Field Experience: Al-Laz Theatre, Acre, Israel.
City: Leavenworth
Country: USA
Current Position: Civilian social science researcher for the US Army, in training at Ft. Leavenworth, KS.
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